2008–09 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team

2008–09 South Florida Bulls men's basketball
Conference Big East Conference (1979–2013)
2008–09 record 9–22 (4–15 Big East)
Head coach Stan Heath
Home arena USF Sun Dome
2008–09 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#1 Louisville† 16 – 2   .889     31 – 6   .838
#4 Pittsburgh 15 – 3   .833     31 – 5   .861
#5 Connecticut 15 – 3   .833     31 – 5   .861
#11 Villanova 13 – 5   .722     30 – 8   .789
#23 Marquette 12 – 6   .667     25 – 10   .714
#13 Syracuse 11 – 7   .611     28 – 10   .737
West Virginia 10 – 8   .556     23 – 12   .657
Providence 10 – 8   .556     19 – 14   .576
Notre Dame 8 – 10   .444     21 – 15   .583
Cincinnati 8 – 10   .444     18 – 14   .563
Seton Hall 7 – 11   .389     17 – 15   .531
Georgetown 7 – 11   .389     16 – 15   .516
St. John's 6 – 12   .333     16 – 18   .471
South Florida 4 – 14   .222     9 – 22   .290
Rutgers 2 – 16   .111     11 – 21   .344
DePaul 0 – 18   .000     9 – 24   .273
† 2009 Big East Tournament winner
As of April 4, 2009[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008–09 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team represented the University of South Florida Bulls in the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was the 4th season in the Big East Conference and was the 38th season in school history. The team is coached by Stan Heath in his second year at the school. USF played its home games in the USF Sun Dome. The Bulls finished the season 9-22, 4-14 in Big East play, and lost in the first round of the 2009 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament in their first ever appearance.

Schedule and results

Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
Exhibition
November 04, 2008* West Florida (DII) W 80–41  1-0 USF Sun Dome
November 10* Tampa (DII) W 79–64  2-0 USF Sun Dome
Regular Season
November 14* SMU W 60–46  1–0 USF Sun Dome
November 19* at Virginia L 75–77  1–1 John Paul Jones Arena
November 25* High Point W 59–46  2–1 USF Sun Dome
November 29* Northeastern W 55–37  3–1 USF Sun Dome
December 03* at UAB L 77–78 OT 3–2 Bartow Arena
December 06* at UCF
(War on I-4)		 L 63–71  3–3 UCF Arena
December 14* Niagara L 55–70  3–4 USF Sun Dome
December 16* at Vanderbilt
(SEC/Big East Invitational)		 L 52–71  3–5 Sommet Center
December 20* vs. Murray State
(San Juan Shootout)		 W 73–64  4–5 Coliseo Deportivo
December 21* vs. Wright State
(San Juan Shootout)		 L 43–60  4–6 Coliseo Deportivo
December 22* vs. Oral Roberts
(San Juan Shootout)		 L 63–86  4–7 Coliseo Deportivo
December 27* Iona W 68–55  5–7 USF Sun Dome
January 2, 2009 #13 Syracuse L 54–59  5–8 (0–1) USF Sun Dome
January 07 #23 Louisville L 57–71  5–9 (0–2) USF Sun Dome
January 10 at DePaul W 80–58  6–9 (1–2) Allstate Arena
January 14 at #1 Pittsburgh L 62–75  6–10 (1–3) Petersen Events Center
January 17 at West Virginia L 59-62  6-11 (1-4) WVU Coliseum
January 20 DePaul W 70-61  7-11 (2-4) USF Sun Dome
January 24 #20 Villanova L 61-70  7-12 (2-5) USF Sun Dome
January 28 at #7 Louisville L 54-80  7-13 (2-6) Freedom Hall
February 1 at St. John's L 48-65  7-14 (2-7) Carnesecca Arena
February 6 #8 Marquette W 57-56  8-14 (3-7) USF Sun Dome
February 10 Providence L 62-77  8-15 (3-8) USF Sun Dome
February 15 at Notre Dame L 57-67  8-16 (3-9) Edmund P. Joyce Center
February 18 Georgetown L 40-65  8-17 (3-10) USF Sun Dome
February 21 at #1 Connecticut L 50-64  8-18 (3-11) XL Center
February 25 at Seton Hall L 60-75  8-19 (3-12) Prudential Center
March 1 West Virginia L 50-64  8-20 (3-13) USF Sun Dome
March 3 Cincinnati W 70-59  9-20 (4-13) USF Sun Dome
March 7 at Rutgers L 42-45  9-21 (4-14) Louis Brown Athletic Center
2009 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament
March 10 vs. Seton Hall
(First Round)		 L 54–68  9-22 Madison Square Garden
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

  1. ↑ "Big East Conference Standings - 2008-09." ESPN.com. Retrieved 03-23-10.